The Mercy Culture Prep Royals will head out on the road to face off against the Nazarene Christian Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mercy Culture Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Nazarene Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mercy Culture Prep scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They walked away with a 13-9 victory over Bethesda Christian. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mercy Culture Prep.
The team relied heavily on Cade Cortina, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Judah Gurule, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Nazarene Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Harvest Christian Academy by a score of 12-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Mercy Culture Prep's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Nazarene Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Mercy Culture Prep skirted past Nazarene Christian Academy 5-3 when the teams last played last Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercy Culture Prep since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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